MARK 15:36 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.”
Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down, he said — the wine vinegar (posca, the common drink of Roman soldiers) offered on a sponge on a staff is the compassionate response of someone trying to sustain Jesus through the final moments. Let's see if Elijah comes: the waiting-for-Elijah comment confirms the misunderstanding of the cry.
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